/* Get initial event ring state */
        evt_ring->state = gsi_evt_ring_state(gsi, evt_ring_id);
-
-       if (evt_ring->state != GSI_EVT_RING_STATE_NOT_ALLOCATED)
+       if (evt_ring->state != GSI_EVT_RING_STATE_NOT_ALLOCATED) {
+               dev_err(gsi->dev, "bad event ring state %u before alloc\n",
+                       evt_ring->state);
                return -EINVAL;
+       }
 
        ret = evt_ring_command(gsi, evt_ring_id, GSI_EVT_ALLOCATE);
        if (!ret && evt_ring->state != GSI_EVT_RING_STATE_ALLOCATED) {
-               dev_err(gsi->dev, "bad event ring state (%u) after alloc\n",
+               dev_err(gsi->dev, "bad event ring state %u after alloc\n",
                        evt_ring->state);
                ret = -EIO;
        }
 
        if (state != GSI_EVT_RING_STATE_ALLOCATED &&
            state != GSI_EVT_RING_STATE_ERROR) {
-               dev_err(gsi->dev, "bad event ring state (%u) before reset\n",
+               dev_err(gsi->dev, "bad event ring state %u before reset\n",
                        evt_ring->state);
                return;
        }
 
        ret = evt_ring_command(gsi, evt_ring_id, GSI_EVT_RESET);
        if (!ret && evt_ring->state != GSI_EVT_RING_STATE_ALLOCATED)
-               dev_err(gsi->dev, "bad event ring state (%u) after reset\n",
+               dev_err(gsi->dev, "bad event ring state %u after reset\n",
                        evt_ring->state);
 }
 
        int ret;
 
        if (evt_ring->state != GSI_EVT_RING_STATE_ALLOCATED) {
-               dev_err(gsi->dev, "bad event ring state (%u) before dealloc\n",
+               dev_err(gsi->dev, "bad event ring state %u before dealloc\n",
                        evt_ring->state);
                return;
        }
 
        ret = evt_ring_command(gsi, evt_ring_id, GSI_EVT_DE_ALLOC);
        if (!ret && evt_ring->state != GSI_EVT_RING_STATE_NOT_ALLOCATED)
-               dev_err(gsi->dev, "bad event ring state (%u) after dealloc\n",
+               dev_err(gsi->dev, "bad event ring state %u after dealloc\n",
                        evt_ring->state);
 }
 
 static int gsi_channel_alloc_command(struct gsi *gsi, u32 channel_id)
 {
        struct gsi_channel *channel = &gsi->channel[channel_id];
+       struct device *dev = gsi->dev;
        enum gsi_channel_state state;
        int ret;
 
        /* Get initial channel state */
        state = gsi_channel_state(channel);
-       if (state != GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_NOT_ALLOCATED)
+       if (state != GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_NOT_ALLOCATED) {
+               dev_err(dev, "bad channel state %u before alloc\n", state);
                return -EINVAL;
+       }
 
        ret = gsi_channel_command(channel, GSI_CH_ALLOCATE);
 
        /* Channel state will normally have been updated */
        state = gsi_channel_state(channel);
        if (!ret && state != GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_ALLOCATED) {
-               dev_err(gsi->dev, "bad channel state (%u) after alloc\n",
-                       state);
+               dev_err(dev, "bad channel state %u after alloc\n", state);
                ret = -EIO;
        }
 
 /* Start an ALLOCATED channel */
 static int gsi_channel_start_command(struct gsi_channel *channel)
 {
+       struct device *dev = channel->gsi->dev;
        enum gsi_channel_state state;
        int ret;
 
        state = gsi_channel_state(channel);
        if (state != GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_ALLOCATED &&
-           state != GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_STOPPED)
+           state != GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_STOPPED) {
+               dev_err(dev, "bad channel state %u before start\n", state);
                return -EINVAL;
+       }
 
        ret = gsi_channel_command(channel, GSI_CH_START);
 
        /* Channel state will normally have been updated */
        state = gsi_channel_state(channel);
        if (!ret && state != GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_STARTED) {
-               dev_err(channel->gsi->dev,
-                       "bad channel state (%u) after start\n", state);
+               dev_err(dev, "bad channel state %u after start\n", state);
                ret = -EIO;
        }
 
 /* Stop a GSI channel in STARTED state */
 static int gsi_channel_stop_command(struct gsi_channel *channel)
 {
+       struct device *dev = channel->gsi->dev;
        enum gsi_channel_state state;
        int ret;
 
        state = gsi_channel_state(channel);
        if (state != GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_STARTED &&
-           state != GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_STOP_IN_PROC)
+           state != GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_STOP_IN_PROC) {
+               dev_err(dev, "bad channel state %u before stop\n", state);
                return -EINVAL;
+       }
 
        ret = gsi_channel_command(channel, GSI_CH_STOP);
 
        if (state == GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_STOP_IN_PROC)
                return -EAGAIN;
 
-       dev_err(channel->gsi->dev,
-               "bad channel state (%u) after stop\n", state);
+       dev_err(dev, "bad channel state %u after stop\n", state);
 
        return -EIO;
 }
 /* Reset a GSI channel in ALLOCATED or ERROR state. */
 static void gsi_channel_reset_command(struct gsi_channel *channel)
 {
+       struct device *dev = channel->gsi->dev;
        enum gsi_channel_state state;
        int ret;
 
        state = gsi_channel_state(channel);
        if (state != GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_STOPPED &&
            state != GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_ERROR) {
-               dev_err(channel->gsi->dev,
-                       "bad channel state (%u) before reset\n", state);
+               dev_err(dev, "bad channel state %u before reset\n", state);
                return;
        }
 
        /* Channel state will normally have been updated */
        state = gsi_channel_state(channel);
        if (!ret && state != GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_ALLOCATED)
-               dev_err(channel->gsi->dev,
-                       "bad channel state (%u) after reset\n", state);
+               dev_err(dev, "bad channel state %u after reset\n", state);
 }
 
 /* Deallocate an ALLOCATED GSI channel */
 static void gsi_channel_de_alloc_command(struct gsi *gsi, u32 channel_id)
 {
        struct gsi_channel *channel = &gsi->channel[channel_id];
+       struct device *dev = gsi->dev;
        enum gsi_channel_state state;
        int ret;
 
        state = gsi_channel_state(channel);
        if (state != GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_ALLOCATED) {
-               dev_err(gsi->dev,
-                       "bad channel state (%u) before dealloc\n", state);
+               dev_err(dev, "bad channel state %u before dealloc\n", state);
                return;
        }
 
        /* Channel state will normally have been updated */
        state = gsi_channel_state(channel);
        if (!ret && state != GSI_CHANNEL_STATE_NOT_ALLOCATED)
-               dev_err(gsi->dev,
-                       "bad channel state (%u) after dealloc\n", state);
+               dev_err(dev, "bad channel state %u after dealloc\n", state);
 }
 
 /* Ring an event ring doorbell, reporting the last entry processed by the AP.